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Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019

Introduced: May 22, 2019 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
May 22, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019

This bill places a moratorium on certain acquisitions between large agricultural and retail-related businesses and establishes the Food and Agriculture Concentration and Market Power Review Commission. The commission shall report to Congress and the President on (1) the nature and consequences of market concentration in the U.S. food and agricultural economy, and (2) recommended legal and regulatory changes to address such market concentration.

What's happening now June 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1596 Identical bill Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Oct 4, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 17, 2019
Porter, Katie
· Aug 6, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 12, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 10, 2019
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 20, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 19, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 22, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 22, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 22, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 22, 2019
RYAN, TIM
· May 22, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 22, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2933: Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2933/
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"H.R. 2933: Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2933/.
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H.R. 2933, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2933/.
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